yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
completely; fully; entirely
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
having said that; be that as it may